The decades-long war between 50 Cent and his ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins has just taken a dark and legal turn. In a newly surfaced affidavit, Tompkins is making explosive claims about the origins of a 2007 agreement that allegedly gave the G-Unit mogul total control over her life story and public narrative. According to Tompkins, she didn’t sign the contract because she wanted to; she signed it because she was terrified.
The document, recently obtained by Complex, details a high-pressure encounter in a Las Vegas hotel room shortly after the couple’s high-profile split. Tompkins alleges that 50’s late manager, Chris Lighty, tracked her down and confronted her alongside a man she believed to be security. After she initially refused to sign the paperwork, she claims Lighty shifted from persuasion to intimidation, warning her of “severe consequences” if she didn’t comply.
The language in the affidavit is chilling.
“Fearing for my life and for my children’s lives, I signed the agreement under extreme duress,” Tompkins stated. She further alleged that Lighty acted as an enforcer for 50, making it clear that the rapper would “use his power, wealth, and public platform to ruin me financially and personally” unless she put pen to paper.
Perhaps most shocking is Tompkins’ claim that she wasn’t even allowed to read what she was signing. She alleges she was only shown the signature page, leaving her in the dark about the true terms of the deal for years. At the time, she says she was a stay-at-home mother completely dependent on 50’s financial support, having allegedly been forced by him to abandon a successful house flipping business years prior.
This legal battle was reignited last year when 50 Cent’s G-Unit Books sued Tompkins for over $1 million, claiming she breached the agreement by posting Instagram videos that discussed their past relationship. The mogul’s legal team argues the deal was a necessary business move, stating in the complaint: “Jackson purchased these rights to preserve them for use in future biographical or autobiographical projects… his concerns were ultimately proven correct.”
With Tompkins now fighting to have the 2007 contract tossed out based on these allegations of intimidation, the “Power” producer may find himself in a courtroom drama that even he didn’t script.
